Found in western Sumatra at elevations of 700 to 1700 meters as a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with clustered stems carrying 3 to 4, thin, elliptic-lanceolate, more or less acute, narrowing towards the base leaves leaves that blooms in the fall from nodes near the apex of the stem, densely to 20 flowered, cylindrical, 2" [5 cm] long inflorescence with elliptic, more or less acute, deflexed floral bracts that are about as long as the ovary and carrying fragrant flowers.